The shop where I ordered mine does mention limitations, describe them in detail and show you how to get around them. http://www.enjoyyourcamera.com/product_info.php?language=en&products_id=412 I like shops that are this honest :-) (well they are based about 20 minutes from my doorstep with the number 132 bus) The English is a little rough - maybe a potential job ;-) Cheers Douglas David Young wrote: > At 04/06/2007, you wrote: > >> Hello Aram, >> I just tried it an M42 adapter with FC and a Pentax 2.5/135 on the >> predecessor model Canon 300D (Digital Rebel) and on a film (!) EOS 500 >> N, it works on both , but it doesn't activate the sound signal on the >> film body (maybe there isn't one), it does however light the "in focus" >> light. >> It certainly works on the 20D so three out of three Canon bodies seems >> to indicate a high probability for it working on the XTi/400D. >> Adapters for CY and Leica should be arriving tomorrow - hopefully. >> Cheers >> Douglas >> > > > HI Aram! > > To add to what Douglas has written... read the ads carefully, when > you buy your adapter. > > Mine works fine, on the 30d, and is said to run on the XTi/400d just > fine. It should. However, when buying the camera we tried to put the > adapter on the Canon 5D, and it would not go on! Apparently, my > adapter is the EF-S mount, and will fit/work with any Canon using the > smaller sensors (EF-S mount). It will now work or fit on any of the > film or full frame (EF-mount) bodies. Obviously, however, Douglas has > one with the EF mount, which will go on all the bodies! > > Moreover, on the 30D mine does activate the "beep"... so it is > possible that Douglas' 300D and EOS 500 do not have a "beep", or that > it needs to be turned on, via the menu. (I had to turn on the "beep" > on the 30d menu.. o/w only the focus light (in the finder) would come on. > > Further thoughts... > > Focus Confirmation works with my: > > 21/4 SA > 50/2 > 90/2 > 80~200/4 Vario > 80~200/4 Vario with 2x converter ... though wide open (f8) it's > getting a wee bit problematic for subjects in deep shade. > 400/6.8 Telyt though it's a wee bit problematic for subjects in deep shade. > > FC does NOT work with the 400/6.8 Telyt and 2x converter - except > very rarely, in brilliant sunshine. Even then, it usually will not work! > > Proof: > > The current Loon photo (See: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/ and then > click on "Featured Photo", on the left.) was focused with the help of > FC, as the loon was in deep shade. Even with the f8 w/o aperture of > the 80~200 Vario & 2x, the FC worked just fine. Certainly, if you > look at the sharpness in the water droplets on the loons head, or the > crispness of the iris in it's eye, you would have a hard time doing > much better, by straight eyeball! > > My advice? Go for it! I bought a relative "cheapie" adapter, and > I'm very happy with the results! > > Cheers! > > > > > > > > > --- > > David Young, > Logan Lake, CANADA > > Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ > Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > Stock Photography at: http://tinyurl.com/2amll4 > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/